Automobile turning signal



July 3l, 1923. Y 1,463,425

c. R. KoslTzKY AUTOMOBILE TURNING SIGNAL Filed March l2, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 3l', 1 923.

1,463,425 C. R. KOSITZKY AUTOMOBILE TURNING S IGNAL Filed March 12,

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Patented July 31, 1923.'.A

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CARL nnrnrronnrv KosrrzKY, or' BISMARCK, NORTH'DAKOTA.

AUTOMOBILE TURNING SIGNAL.V

Application led March 12,1923. Serial No. $24,569.

To all whom/ may confieran- Be it known that I, CARL R. Kosrrzkr,

av citizen of the United States, residing at Bismarck, in thecounty of Burleigh and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Turning. Signals; and I dodeclare i the following to be a full, clear, andy exact description of the invention, 'such as will enable others skilled in the art -to whichv ity appertains to make anduvsek the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive, easily operable and eiicient turning'signal for automobiles which may be operated before a turn Figure 1 is aperspective view of a por-l tion of an automobile chassis showing the application of one form of lmy invention thereto. 4 Y

Figures 2 and'3 are perspective views showing slightly different forms of construction.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view showing the ball-bearings which are preferably used in connection with each vertical sig- In Fig. 1 ofthe drawings, the numeral 1V designates a C -shaped attaching bracket bent .from a single metal barand comprisingv l a relatively short upper arm 2, a longer lower arm 3, and an inclined connectingor brace portion 4 extending between thetwo arms. The lower arml i's formed with a bolt Vhole toreceive an attaching bolt by means l Y of which the bracket 1 may be se'cmred to the chassis frame of an automobile. The-arms 2 with aanstaat@ altaar? the accompanying V23,- a rear shortervertical bar 24, a pair .of

'211is laterally; sprung and engages the outer openings in which van upright tubular beare. ing member 6 is secured, the `upper end of said bearing member being preferably provided with a ball race receiving ball-bearings 7 upon which a cone or the like 8 is held byF a Yscrew-cap 9, said cone -being carriedV by an upright rvsignal shaft l0. y The upper end of this shaft carries fa suitable direction indicator 11 while the lower end of said shaft is bent laterally to provideua crank arm 12.

A longitudinal rod 13 has its frontend pivoted at 14 to the crank arm 12, while the rear end of said rod 13 is pivoted at 15 4to a lateral crank arm 16 on a vertical signalv shaft 17 whose upper end is provided with ai Y direction indicator and stop sign 18. A suitable .bearing 19 and attaching bracket 20 are provided for` mounting the shaft 1-7 and associated parts at the rear end' of the chassis frame. v 1

Means are provided for longitudinally moving therod 13 in either direction, whereby the direction signals 11 may be simultaneously' turned 'to indicate.' that the :machine will turn tothe right'or left, asmay" be necessary. Regardless of the direction in which the signal 18 is turned, it preferably displays the word Stop (printedonfbfoth sides) so as toIigive awarning to other vehicles which may be approaching fromithef rear.

In the preferred form of construction, a vertical foot lever 21 has its lower 'end'pivoted to the rod 13 as indicated at 22,-an appropriate carrying frame being providedVY forsaid lever. This frame .preferably con- Lsists of a front relatively long vertical bar forwardlyinclined bars 25y extending between the upper ends of said bars 23and24 and secured thereto, 'and Ya horizontal lower bar 26. i The lever 21 passes between thebars 25 andis fulcrumed thereto'as indicated at ,95 27, said bars being secured to opposite sidea ofthe bars 23 and 24, so that the upper end Vof saidlever is in the same plane with said last named bars.l vThe lower end of theilevcr 100 side of-'the bar-26 and it will thus be seen of 'leveiwili' hold it against rattling. Battling of the rod 13 and associated parts is prevented by a coiled spring 28 engaged at its" upper end with said rod and having at its lower end a suitable clip or the like 29 whereby it may be attached to a suitable part ol the vchassis traine, i'or instancet'o one of theusua'l transverse brace rods 30. The spring 28 pulls constantly down-uponvthe rod 13 and it will be seen that when theA lever 21 is operated to move said rod in either directioinvthe spring 28 will be further stretched. Thus, the ten- *I sion of this spring will be` exerted `to return Y all parts to neutralpositions, when the lever y is released; Y

llhefupper endl of the foot leverl 21 is suitably shaped. to form a foot plate 81 and' ,Said upper end; is preferably curved Y rearwardly tol some extent as shown, permitti'ng more' 'convenient` operation; This curved" end of thev lever extends through the f inclined floor* boards at the front of' the automobile body' and thel vcarrying traine for-fthe' lever 21l is located beneath these boards and is suitably secured to one of the y slideE bars of the chassis frame. `In the construction; shown, a pair of horizontal arinsf32 entend inwardly from the" bai` 24 to"stra'dldle` the chassis traine side bar, said arins 32I being clai'npd against the bar to the' chassis barby: a bolt 34 slightly longer' than boltg which now passes through said' chassis bar at the' required point, o n certain niakes of machines.

`When thewfoot plate VSlisv depressed against thevv floor boards', thel direction indicators 11- and 18l will turnl tlieproper distance tr indicate a left hand turn. ltl

` Vsaine as thatl above descrilt'iedi1 rllhe lower end'sf of thev shafts 10a rare provided with rearwardly extendingf'crankjarms 36 pivot-A -ecl= to the ends of a transverse connecting red '37 so that the" tworysignal shafts and in dic'a'torsv 111 will. rno've in` uniso'na The` lower end o'tenefo these "shafts is also provided with`y acrankrarnr 12a lpivoted to-a longi-V 'a' dupliatelof land' 'operatingy in exactly the .f .siame.1'nan'ner as theV ro'd18 labove described.l

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Infthelconstruction shown in' Fig. 3, a singlev tubular bearing 8l is provided at the center of the automobile radiator, for supy porting a vertical signal shaft 10b having a direction indicator 11b at its upper end and a rearwardly extending crank arm 12b at its lower end. Suitable supports 38 are provided* for. the bearingsJ 16j: andfthey may well be connected to the radiator neck and front end of the chassis traine as shown.

The` crank arn112,br is connected by a rod 37bv to a crank arn'i bron. a vertical signal operating shaft 10, this shaft being provided with a lateral crank arm 12b pivoted to longitudinali'operating rod 13b which is arduplicate of and operated in the saine i manner as the rods18and'laabove described. Y

F or rotatably mounting the shaft 1,0?,1 v

provide ay tubular. bearing 6c carried byV a,

bracket 10.-' l Y From the above, it! will be seen that l have provided assignal which willl be very desirable and may be easily operated to show in what direction: turnis'to be `niad'e.l The-'turning signals are visible at both the iront andv rear of the 'machine in the present disclosure,` and the rear signal, in addition to showing in whichl direction the' niachine will turn, warns' approaching vehicles" to stop or decrease theirfspeed,`

thereby lessening the element of; danger:

,As excellent results inay be o'btained' from Y the details disclosed, tlies'e details maybe folldwediff desired. However', withinthe scope ofthe;inventionas` claimed, nunier ousj minor changes may be Inade;

1. A turning signal for automobiles comprising upright signal operating shaftsland means for mounting them at the frontA and rear? of a- Inachijn'ef respectively, each of saidv shafts havin'gfialateral cranl arm, a longitudinal rod extending betweenV and pivoted at its ends to said crank arins, and

nieans connected to said rod for 'ino'ving the sanieeitluierl forwardly' r rearwardly to turn said shafts' simultaneously in one direction or the other, (and a yieldablejconnection between said rod andl a fixed part of? the chassi's to ynormally retain the lever in -a neutral position and prevent rattling.

2'; turning si'gnalffor automobiles cornpri'sing upright' signal' operating shafts and nieanstor mounting them-at the front' and rear of a machine respectively, eachof saidl r shafts having a lateral crank arm," a longitudinal rod 'eX-tending between and piy'ted at its ends to'saidf crank arms, a longin tu'd'inaflly swinging; lever; pivote'd at* its lower end to said-i rod for moving the:l latter iat. Y

ing said lever' on `the'- ranie of the machine, Y

a 'coiled spring connected Vwith and l.depending frein' said xrodbetween the yends of the latter, and inea-ns the lower endfoiisa-id spring forl attaching the 'same underv tenist sion to a fixed part of the chassis, whereby a vertical foot lever fulcrumed to the upper to hold said lever in a neutral position and end of said frame, the lower end of vsaid 10 to prevent rattling. lever being laterally sprung and slidably 3. Automobile signal operating means engaging said horizontal bar to hold said 5 comprising a frame disposed in a vertical lever yelclably against rattling.

plane and means for securing it to the In testimony whereof I have-hereunto afframe of an automobile, said frame includfixedv rn signature.' f ing a horizontal b'ar at its lower end, and CAvlL REINHOLDT KOSITZKY. 

